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Iran's Ahmadinejad arrives in Rome for food summit: agency
- 2008-06-03
ROME AFP — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Rome on Tuesday to attend the UN food agency summit amid protests from Jewish groups and Italian activists. Ahmadinejad's plane touched down at Rome's Ciampino airport shortly after 9:00 am, the airport news agency reported. The Iranian leader said...
Iran orders suspension of news agency
- 2008-06-02
TEHRAN AFP — Iran on Monday ordered the Fars news agency, one of the country's most prominent news organisations and normally considered close to the government, to close for three days for publishing "false news". "We have received a letter from the commission for surveillance of non-governmental press agencies...
Iran mosque blast plotters admit Israeli, US links: report
- 2008-05-23
TEHRAN AFP — Iran's chief prosecutor said bombers who caused a deadly blast at a mosque in Shiraz had confessed of links to Israel and the United States, the ISNA student news agency reported on Friday. "Those responsible for the attack against the Shiraz mosque have confessed to having...
China and Russia spying at Cold War levels : US spy chief
- 2007-09-18
WASHINGTON AFP — Chinese and Russian spies are stalking the United States at levels close to those seen during the tense covert espionage duels of the Cold War, the top US intelligence officer warned Tuesday. Director of National Intelligence Michael McConnell raised the specter of a new era of...
UN atomic agency approves mission to North Korea
- 2007-07-09
VIENNA AFP — The UN atomic agency gave the green light Monday for inspectors to return to North Korea after nearly five years and said Iran was slowing the expansion of its uranium enrichment programme. But while the move to verify steps taken by Pyongyang to dismantle its nuclear...
UN nuclear agency asks Iran to back off on rejection of 38 inspectors
- 2007-01-25
VIENNA AFP — The UN watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency has asked Iran to reverse its ban on 38 IAEA inspectors from working in the country, a spokeswoman told AFP. The IAEA "requested Iranian authorities to reconsider their decision," spokeswoman Melissa Fleming said. Fleming said the IAEA sent...
UN atomic agency may meet in January on Iran
- 2006-12-27
VIENNA AFP — The UN nuclear watchdog agency's 35-nation board of governors may meet in January to discuss the United Nations' levying of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, diplomats have told AFP. The UN Security Council resolution on Saturday imposing the sanctions also asked the International Atomic Energy...
EU powers formally request UN nuclear agency meeting on Iran
- 2006-01-18
VIENNA AFP — Britain, France and Germany formally asked the UN atomic watchdog in a letter to hold an emergency meeting February 2 on Iran's nuclear program, diplomats told AFP. The letter does not however call for Iran to be referred to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions,...
Russian nuclear agency head to visit Iran in February
- 2005-12-30
MOSCOW AFP — The head of Russia's federal atomic energy agency will visit Iran in February for talks with Iranian officials, a spokesman said, as Tehran mulls a Russian proposal to end a stand-off over its nuclear ambitions. Sergei Kirienko will "visit the reactor at Bushehr that is being...
UN nuclear agency finalizing Iran report
- 2005-11-17
VIENNA AFP — UN atomic inspectors were putting the final touches on a report on Iran's nuclear program as EU negotiators rejected an offer by Russia to host a meeting aimed at resolving the standoff, diplomats said. The report is to be presented to a meeting in Vienna next...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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